{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"Kentucky\u2019s modern gun deer season opens Nov. 14 &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"YkRNBjnTC2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/kentuckys-modern-gun-deer-season-opens-nov-14\/\">Kentucky\u2019s modern gun deer season opens Nov. 14<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/kentuckys-modern-gun-deer-season-opens-nov-14\/embed\/#?secret=YkRNBjnTC2\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Kentucky\u2019s modern gun deer season opens Nov. 14&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"YkRNBjnTC2\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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About 300,000 Kentuckians hunt deer each year. The state\u2019s deer herd also draws thousands of hunters from other states throughout the different seasons, contributing heartily to the commonwealth\u2019s tourism industry. Deer hunting greatly benefits Kentucky\u2019s economy &#8211; resulting in over $550 million in total economic benefit each year. Deer hunters annually spend more than $350 million in the Bluegrass state, sustaining more than 13,000 jobs and returning nearly $90 million in local, state and federal tax revenues. Modern gun deer season produces the majority of Kentucky\u2019s annual deer harvest. This year, the firearms deer season opens statewide on Nov. 14 and runs for 16 consecutive days. Kyle Sams, deer and elk program coordinator for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, said this year\u2019s deer harvest could be one for the record books. \u201cHunters in Kentucky harvested 1,637 deer during the opening weekend of archery season, which was a record high,\u201d Sams said. \u201cThat pace carried through the month of September, when hunters harvested 7,980 deer, also a record for the month of September. If that pace continues, we can expect to surpass the record for total deer harvested in 2015. Hunters took 155,730 deer during the 2015 season. In 2019, deer harvest numbers came close to that record with a harvest of 148,395 animals harvested. Numbers from early archery season support a strong start to this year. With the record harvest of 7,980 deer in September alone, this represents a significant jump in harvest numbers compared to the 4,688 deer taken in September 2019. Kentucky\u2019s modern gun deer season in mid-November is designed to coincide with the peak of fall breeding, known as the rut, when deer are more active than usual. Knowing the right signs to follow when scouting will help increase hunting success. This year\u2019s production of tree nuts such as acorns \u2013 a favorite food of deer \u2013 is average. Hunters should expect deer to roam less in search of food, especially when compared to last year\u2019s lower crop of acorns. \u201cThe white oak acorns are still the most attractive deer mast,\u201d Sams said. \u201cDeer will go tree to tree eating them up.\u201d Kentucky is home to more than 1 million acres of public land available for hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities. To find out more about specific public hunting areas throughout Kentucky, visit the department\u2019s website at fw.ky.gov. County deer zone assignments are published in the annual Kentucky Hunting and Trapping Guide, available on the department\u2019s website and wherever licenses and permits are sold. The guide also provides information about license and permit requirements, hunter education and hunter orangerequirements, bag limits and legal equipment for deer hunting. The department is hosting online webinars at no charge this fall featuring information on various deer hunting topics such as e-scouting and public land hunting. View the department\u2019s upcoming Field to Fork webinars online at fw.ky.gov. Hunters can complete Virtual Range Days. A one-year exemption permit is also available to new hunters who have a qualified mentor to accompany them afield. As a safety reminder, all hunters must wear a blaze orange hat plus a vest or jacket during firearms deer seasons. Also, hunters should always be certain of their target and what is beyond it before ever taking a shot."}